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Statutory Documents - MCA Publications - LY3 - The Large Commercial Yacht Code - 14B Structural Fire Protection - Vessels of 500GT and Over - 14B.2 - 14B.2.4 Bulkheads within a main vertical zone

14B.2.4 Bulkheads within a main vertical zone

  14B.2.4.1 All bulkheads within accommodation and service spaces which are not required to be "A" class divisions should be at least "B" class or "C" class divisions as prescribed in the tables 1 and 2 .

  14B.2.4.2 All such divisions may be faced with combustible materials

  14B.2.4.3 All corridor bulkheads, where not required to be "A" class should be "B" class divisions which should extend from deck to deck except:

  • .1 when continuous "B" class ceilings or linings are fitted on both sides of the bulkhead, the portion of the bulkhead behind the continuous ceilings or lining should be of material which, in thickness and composition, is acceptable in the construction of "B" class divisions but which should be required to meet "B" class integrity standards only in so far as is reasonable and practical in the opinion of the Administration;

  • .2 the corridor bulkheads of "B" class materials may terminate at a ceiling in the corridor provided such a ceiling is of material which, in thickness and composition, is acceptable in the construction of "B" class divisions. All doors and frames in such bulkheads should be so constructed and erected to provide a "B" class standard.

  14B.2.4.4 All bulkheads required to be "B" class divisions, except corridor bulkheads, should extend from deck to deck and to the shell or other boundaries unless continuous "B" class ceilings or linings are fitted on both sides of the bulkhead, in which case the bulkhead may terminate at the continuous ceiling or lining.


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